clearest link yet between one of the alleged boston bombers and the violence that's been gripping southern russia. a u.s. intelligence source told cnn that the tsarnaev brothers social media accounts are being examined for extremist links in the caucasus? none of this means they ever actually met or influenced each other but it shows the elder brothers interest in this alleged extremist activity here in dagestan, a man who died only at the hands of russian special forces, in a town where tamerlan's father lived and where tamerlan visited in 2012. this will provide questions that investigator also have to answer as they look into a motive for this alleged bomber's actions. nick payton walsh. >>> the actions of the tsarnaev brothers stand in sharp contrast with the acquaintances people are describing. we learned what dzhokhar may have been doing in the hours before his capture on friday night. >> reporter: a little more than 24 hours after video cameras captured him at the boston marathon, dzhokhar tsarnaev jumped back into college life. >> i saw him tuesday, the day after at the gym. >> reporter:

nick paton walsh is joining us from southern russia, he's in dagestan. nick, you spoke with the suspect's aunt. what did she say? >> reporter: a number of interesting things. firstly, that when he came back last year to dagestan, tamerlan tsarnaev, the older brother, he went tries to chechnya to visit relatives. but she was struck by how he had embraced devoutly the islamic faith. here's what she had to say. is there a connection between this gun fight and one of the boston bombers? the youtube page suggests there might be. he put up a link to a video he put up a link to a video and it was removed, but cnn has now found it and it shows this man. it's an islamist militant. russian special forces hit his hideout last december to kill as many as six militants inside. the grisly aftermath showing heavy weapons, but also the heavy hand used to kill them. four months later, the marks remain of the tit for tat violence fueling militancy across the region. neighbors told us the young man who once lived here seamed peaceful, ordinary, but in the dust lies a quest

trying to look at the past of the brother, particularly the elder tamerlan, particularly here in southern russia where his parents still live. is there a connection between this gunfight involving militants and police in bagistan and one of the boston bombers. the website of tamerlan tsarnaev suggests there might have been. the video was removed but cnn has now found it and it shows this man. abu dujan is the name used by an islamist militant. russian special forces hit his hideout last december, an am mored car brought in to kill six militants inside. four months later, the marks remain of the tit for tat violence. neighbors told us that the young man who once lived here seemed peaceful, ordinary, but in the dust there's a question. in a town where tsarnaev's father lived and where tamerlan visited just last year. here could be the clearest link yet between one of the alleged boston bombers and the violence that's been gripping southern russia. a u.s. intelligence source told cnn that the tsarnaev brother social media accounts are being examined to possible links to extremists in the caucuses,

he posted and removed link to an extremeist allege etly down here in southern russia. is there a connection between this gun fight involving militants and police in dagestan and one of the boston bombers? the youtube page of the deceased brother, tamerlan tsarnaev. there might be. he put up a video. it was removed but cnn has now found it and it shows this man. abu dujan is the name used by an islamist militant. russian special forces hid his hideout last december. an armored car brought in to kill as much as six militants inside including delagato. the heavy hand used to kill them. four months later, the marks remain for the tit for tat violence. in the dust lies a question, why is his youtube page linked to the militant who died here. in a town where he lived and the tamerlan visited just last year. where inside you can see how intense the violence must have been against this apartment. it could be the clearest link yet between one of the alleged boston bombers and the violence that's been gripping southern russia. >> a u.s. intelligence source told cnn that the soci

he would have spent a short peered in southern russia. they did question him. it's entirely possible many people say that could have been the indication of russia i spoke to. he may have had no comment at this particular point. they worked intently in the past few years, past decade, many say with a heavy hand. it's important to point out before 2006 before he went to

the home in southern russia is a place known as the north caucus region and the majority of chechenslim. >> twice since the fall of the soviet union they waged war for their independence. second one started in 1999 and over the years it morphed into a radical movement that included the 2004 attack on a russian school that left 350 people dead and shocked the world. joining me now from washington is christopher from georgetown university. a constitutional lawyer and expert on chechnya. we know there's been animosity between chechnya and russia. animosity might put it mildly. is this political strife between the two countries, does it have any kind of influence on the u.s. and could it be a factor in the boston attack? >> let's do a little bit of historical background for your viewers this morning. chechnya and russia have been in an on again/off again conflict for the last 250 years. russians feel this is part of russia and should be part of their country going forward and chechens feel they should be independent and that drive for independence has taken various forms. initially it wa

makhachkala, southern russia. >> all right, nick, thank you very much. worshippers filled new england's largest roman catholic church this morning reflecting on the violence in boston that began nearly a week ago. ♪ members of law enforcement took part in the service at the cathedral of the holy cross. four large photos of the people killed were prominently displayed behind four lit candles. cardinal o'malley shared a message of healing saying in the midst of the darkness of this tragedy we turn to the light of jesus christ. ♪ let peace begin with me ♪ let this be the moment now ♪ with every step i take let this be my solemn vow ♪ >> elsewhere, a group of christian, vush and muslim leaders gathered near the marathon finish line. in a show of support the area remained a barricaded crime scene. dzhokhar tsarnaev faced federal or state charges or a combination of both. we're going to talk about it next, and the boston marathon bombing drawing comparisons to the oklahoma city bombings back in 1995. we're going to talk to the attorney for timothy mcveigh and

cnn's nick paton walsh is in southern russia. >> reporter: is there a connection between this gun fightts and police in dagestan and one of the boston bombers? the youtube page of tamerlan tsarnaev suggests there might be. he put up a link to a video titthat was removed, but cnn has now found it. it shows this man. ab due due giuliani is the name used by an islamist militant. russian special forces hit the hideout last december, an armored car brought in to kill as many as six militants inside, including doll caught auf, the grisly photos afterward ashowing the heavy hand used to kill them. four months later, the marks remain of the pit for at that time violence fueling militants across this region. neighbors told us the young man who once lived here seemed peaceful, ordinary, but in the dust lies a question -- why did tsarnaev's youtube page linked to the rants of the militant who died here? in a town where tsarnaev's father lived and tamerlan visited last year. you can see how intense the violence must have been against this apartment could be the clearest link yet between one of the

in the morning in the moments street car blasts have killed eleven people in a marketplace a southerner russia provinces x. and police the country experiencing its most severe spate of sectarian attacks since the us occupation tensions have been heating up in the country since a deadly military raid on a sunni promised camp. a one hundred seventy deaths in a series of clashes in the space of one week the shia led government has also banned t.v. channels including all jazeera from reporting inside iraq saying they inside a sectarian unrest. and from the aid organization s.o.s. and iraq says the protests are deeper than just interreligious clashes. at the use of education because we can see that is still an occupation there is still no basic service just people of rubbish looked at without your just. there are door to women children and men are being raped that's why the protests started by the way and so this talk about darien is this is is totally wrong and these are not sick darian protests these are protests against a situation that is untenable for a forty iraqi people. that is unemployment

the suspect identified himself as ethnic chechen from southern russia and officials there believed tamerlan was going to travel to the country's region to join unspecified underground groups. the fbi says it interviewed tsarnaev and relatives, and did not find any domestic or foreign terrorism activity. meanwhile, tsarnaev's uncle says he had a falling-out with the 26-year-old over his increased commitment to islam. as authorities continue to dig into the accused boston bomber's past. some are now connecting themmuslim leaders have condemned the attack. but as kron 4's mike pelton shows us, the bombing's have created a tense environment for many american muslims. how abimelech millions, kennet sh been watching >> it is a difficult line to walk because there want to focus on the victims and there is a concern and even dread. that we are hoping they are not moslem or that their of their connection to islam is not obvious. >> the san francisco-based american relations representative says that this fear is a backlash /muslims turned out to have islamic ties. >> it is you need to have a minority

the suspects came from a volatile region of russia, they have ethnic routes in chechnya in southern russia the caucasus region. as russia clamped down with sometimes brutal force, what began as a separatist movement became a radical movement. horrific attack on a russian school left more than 300 people, many children, dead. joining me from washington, d.c., christopher swift from georgetown university, an expert on chechnya, and constitutional lawyer. christopher, the brothers came from a volatile region. did ethnic ties necessarily influence their alleged actions? >> you know, it is too early to say, jake. these young men would have been in the region, you know, at a very early point in their lives. i think it is much more likely based on the facts that are developing right now that we're seeing a radicalization process that began in the united states when they were in their late teens and early to mid-20s. that's usually the profile for people who self radicalize, especially through online forums. >> and what we've learned in recent reporting is that according to national public radio w

a conversation between one of the bombing suspects and his mother who is currently living in southern russia. the pair vaguely discussed jihad in their conversation. the mother was placed on a u.s. terror watch in 2011. and fbi agents finished sweeping a landfill near massachusetts. they were looking for explosive materials that it may have been thrown away be the brothers. they have not revealed what, if anything, was recovered. >> the long flight delays case by the fir low of -- furlough of air traffic controllers will be a think -- thing of the past by monday. some airports, especially those in the new york area, have seen delays up to two hours in the past week. >> still to come at 6:00. a piece of hollywood history is returned nearly 20 years after it was stolen. the bay area connection just ahead. >> plus, the unusual sight in the sky tonight. what is out there and why now is the time to catch it. >> leigh: if you're in the east bay you can see that. near the coast the fog will remay. i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. you can already see the fog making its way into san >> a classic car y

nic on the scene for us in southern russia. trying to find out whether had tie to muslim jihadists in russia certainly a major part of this criminal investigation. let's bring in the former fbi assistant director, our cnn analyst tom fuentes. tom, you've got this raid overnight russia targeting this jihadist group, tamerlan tsarnaev posting a video by the group's former leader on a social media site. walk us through how this part of the investigation is unfolding. if you will, take us behind the scenes? >> wolf, i think the behind the scenes is that the russians have never stopped looking at the cell that abu dijan was in charge of. so this is a group going back several years they're doing surveillance on, probably have extensive coverage to even include the mosque where they go, other safehouses if they can identify them. they're intercepting tamerlan's mother and we don't exactly still know why or for how long or how many other conversations she had. is she making calls internally within russia to other members of this organiz

a conversation between one of the bombing suspects and his mother who is currently living in southern russia. the pair vaguely discussed jihad in their conversation. the mother was placed on a u.s. terror watch in 2011. and fbi agents finished sweeping a landfill near massachusetts. they were looking for explosive materials that it may have been thrown away be the brothers. they have not revealed what, if anything, was recovered. >> the long flight delays case by the fir low of -- furlough of air traffic controllers will be a think -- thing of the past by monday. some airports, especially those in the new york area, have seen delays up to two hours in the past week. >> still to come at 6:00. a piece of hollywood history is returned nearly 20 years after it was stolen. the bay area connection just ahead. >> plus, the unusual sight in the sky tonight. what is out there and why now is the time to catch it. >> leigh: if you're in the east bay you can see that. near the coast the fog will remay. i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. you can already see the fog making its way into sa >> a classic car yo

their ethnic chechens from the north caucasus region of southern russia. investigators have revealed the suspects were heavily armed. an automatic weapon, two handguns and 250 rounds of ammunition. the brothers threw explosives at police during the standoff. authorities say the men may have been planning more attacks in other places. they say they will question dzhokhar tsarnaev to try to determine the motive for the marathon bombings which killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. they also want to know if the men had any accomplices. the boston marathon bombings have forced race organizers around the world to rethink security measures. japan is said to be relatively safe from terrorist attacks. but last weekend, marathon events were held across the country amid tight security. a counterterrorism expert says the risk of a copycat attack is still high. nhk world has more. >> reporter: people running this small race in western japan have noticed something strange from last year. >> translator: i'm worried, but i want to believe it's safe. >> tra

when tsarnaev traveled to southern russia last year, concerns were raised again. >> the system pingeds leaving the united states. by the time he returned, all investigations had been closed. >> it had been closed because the fbi alert on him has expired. inconsistency about the way his brother dzhokhar tsarnaev was caught. at first, police say he exchanged gunfire with them for more than one hour before they caught him hiding in a boat covered with a tarpaulin. now it turns out that there was no gun on the boat and he was captured unarmed. in boston, the site of the bombing has reopened to the public. been held foras sean collier, the police officer killed in an earlier shootout with the tsarnaev. the vice president attended the memorial and condemned those who created the attack. >> whether it is a terrorist group or two twisted individuals, here in boston, why do they do what they do? thehen the hunt for brothers concluded last week, law enforcement agencies and police spoke of it as a victory. but now, the revelation that tamerlan tsarnaev was on a watch list of potential terrorist

the other point is the particular mosque in southern russia that this family frequented, that the oldest son was attending. out of that mosque, you have a whole series of radicalized jihadists who at one time or another have gone through the region, received obviously some encouragement. it is a jihadist ideology that is preached there. and so it will be interesting trying to get the answers to this. i am -- i am concerned at the fact that after only 16 hours of -- and not enough of that 16 hours, by the way, was available for questioning. >> right. i understand he wasn't -- right. right. >> they are quite concerned about that because they were trying to get other leads out of this. and now of course, the individuals in custody and -- individual's in custody, and he's no longer talking. >> thank you very much, chairman. >> rece: confirming that the tsarnaev brothers' mother is a person of interest in the investigation. there are serious questions as to how many people may have been involved or been aware. we have more of that later this hour. >>> also "out front," a debate. some muslims

she was also reported speaking to someone in southern russia under fbi investigation. >>> the man believed be behind the ricin-laced letter sent to the president and other officials expected to make his 41-year-old james dusky, who ran for congress in 2007, was arrested early saturday morning. being charged with possession of biological agents with intent to use as a weapon. the arrest follows a charge dropped against another man, kevin curtis, who claims he was framed. curtis, the one who identified him as the culprit, a man he does have ties with in the past. >>> one world trade center will become the tallest building in the western hemisphere. the skyscraper that replaces the fallen twin towers is already new york's tallest building. the final sections of a 408-foot spire are set to be lifted to the top of the site today. the port authority says a six-ton steel beacon will be installed at a later date. once complete, the building will stand 1,766 feet tall. >> a beautiful thing. a long time coming. >> emotional site >>> 4:50 right now. a father in india facing criminal charges for fulfi

that leaves the possibility he spent five formative years in southern russia.or region peppered with radicals, perhaps lies some of the holes in tamerlan's story that urgently must be filled if boston will ever know why. nick paton walsh, cnn. >> our thanks to nick paton walsh for that really interesting report. >> a half a million people are attending the london marathon today and security is extremely tight. plus a member of the royal family shows up to cheer on the crowds. we'll tell you who showed up right after this. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes.

they opened the scene of the bombing and officials are southern russia to speak with the suspected parents graded from "serious" to "fair." friends and family have come to his defense. >> my son is muslim, that is it. >> the mother of dzhokhar tsarnaev and dzhokhar tsarnaev claims they are innocent. >> i know my kid had nothing to do with this. i know it. i am a mother. >> the fremonts released this video of doing a robot dance, a sharp contrast with this look of the brothers allegedly carrying bombs through the crowd. the bombs were built with parts found in any hardware store including nails and parts of remet control toy car. the explosionive material is unclear but the manager at this new hampshire fireworks story said she sold tam -- tamerlan tsarnaev material in february. f.b.i. agents are vying to verify how the bombs were made. >> we have minimal information from the individual that is in custody. >> in boston, new steps toward healing. the city yesterday re-opened to business owners and held two more funerals for the victims, 8-year-old martin richard and m.i.t. police officer col

the suspect identified himself as ethnic chechen from southern russia and officials there believed tamerlan was going to travel to the country's region to join unspecified underground groups. the fbi says it interviewed tsarnaev and relatives, and did not find any domestic or foreign terrorism activity. meanwhile, tsarnaev's uncle says he had a falling-out with the 26-year-old over his increased commitment to islam. boston cardinal sean o'malley is dedicating mass today to the bombing victims. it's being held at the city's holy cross cathedral, where president obama attended a ceremony earlier this week. cardinal o'malley also plans to celebrate the tragedy's first responders. afterwards, parishioners will gather for a victims' memorial near the marathon finish line. a solemn salute in boston for murdered m-i-t police officer sean collier. people joined many of boston's finest last night for funeral services for the 26-year-old. police say he was gunned down by the suspected bombing suspects while sitting in his patrol car.. collier grew up about 20 miles north of boston in wilmington, mass

. >> pelley: well, the older brother spent much of last year in his homeland in southern russia. investigators want to me what he was doing there and who he was iath. charlie d'agata is in russia with that part of our story. naev returr: when tamerlan ofarnaev returned to dagestan where he spent some of hisage yd it was a happy reunion but there were some differences, , cording to his aunt. he'd quit drinking, grown a beard and found religion. "he was no fanatic, he was curious," she said. "we would talk about his commitment to religion but it wasn't extreme." members of a mosque in dagestan e ld us tamerlan attended friday prayers but there was nothing unusual about his behavior. one neighbor told us tamerlan spent most of his visit helping ts father to renovate his shop. what he did with the rest of time is not known. dagestan, which borders chechnya, is the center of a violent islamic insurgency fighting for independence from russia. in 2010, islamic militants from the region bombed the moscow subway system during rush hour, killing 38 and wounding more than 60. while there's n

chechnya is southern russia in the old days stalin brutalized, essentially depopulated.d years ago. basically when the soviet union was transforming into russia and it has been brutal. it has been as tough and as hard as these struggles -- >> we talk about newtown. obviously, the horrors of newtown. we all remember the horrific siege at the school in that region that the terrorists killed so many young children. >> you know, terrorism by definition is awful, it's brutal, it kills innocents for political purposes. but even by if you will the standards of terrorism, this is basic, tough stuff. no quarter given. neither side is prepared to give an end. >> there's a ruthlessness. >> sorry, richard. if there is laia link, though, don't know if there is one. if the gripe in chechnya is with the russian government why is he in boston killing americans? >> it's not clear if you will this is linked to that. you heard it from the end of the story which is the idea that the radicalization might well have happened here. which i think is an important lesson. the internet has become a

dagestan is a poor and dangerous region in southern russia. home to islamic militant uprising.ut friends and family say the parents rejected islamic fundamentalism. e wasn't too religious, this neighbor it is about the father. there was no fanaticism. but it was just a year ago on a trip here, that the older son setoff alarm bells amongst the family. abc news has learned that his uncle kicked him out of the house, upset about his increasingly extremist views. the village where the mother's family lived, we searched for clues about the brothers. few were willing to talk. but in her call with abc news, the mother said, i don't know how to live with this. kirit radia, abc news, dagestan. >> the view from russia tonight. >>> and today, president obama held a meeting in the situation room to get an update on the investigation. the heads of the fbi and cia were there, among others. which leads us to abc's chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz. martha, thanks for coming in. we appreciate it. let's talk about the older brother's trip to russia. we know there are islamic mi

well coming up this if you just found a new home in southern russia stay with us. most people in the western world would agree that having laws that officially create second class citizens is totally unacceptable we can look at the way jews were treated in nazi germany or blackstar in apartheid in south africa and the slavery jim crow areas in the usa as examples of legally dividing society by necessity i think most people in the e.u. with their modern sensibilities would find these practices to be bob baer american backwards but my question is that why is there to this day officially sanctioned second class citizens in certain e.u. countries or to be more accurate i should say non-citizen residents of the two million people in latvia around three hundred thousand of them are considered non-citizen residents who can neither of or hold public office these non-citizens are russian speakers of various ethnic backgrounds whose children also by birth bearer of the non-citizen status not happy being on the bad side of apartheid the non-citizens have logically decided to

this is fairly a regular occurrence from southern russia. even in moscow, when these fighters get into the city, it is pretty horrific what they do in the subways or in government buildings. the question going forward is with this commitment to -- given that encompasses such a large geographic area, the attempt to convert moderate muslims is a major challenge. i talked to a village leader and he told me about the situation in his village where 12 young men were receiving instruction in jihad. all 12 for decapitated.-- were decapitated. this is not a local custom. this is the importation or the change of a culture. gradually, we are changing our culture to this al qaeda psychology. it is a gulf state culture in terms of capitation, but with the kind of mass killings we are doing, we are changing culture. i was going to ask you about that because it is a struggle within the societies. they felt they were losing the struggle. your insights? >> thank you for raising this question. i would like to say the situation is now much worse. the problem

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clearest link yet between one of the alleged boston bombers and the violence that's been gripping southern russia. a u-s intelligence source told cnn the tsarnaev brothers' social media accounts are being examined for possible links to extremists in the caucasus. in case they reveal the darkest secret of boston: why did the bombers do it? nick paton walsh cnn makhachkala >> boston's pain is being felt all over the world. today runners participated in a marathon in bethlehem, israel. and no doubt boston is on many of their minds. there were runners from all over the world. some were even at the marathon in boston. number of runners are participating to show their support for all those who were lost or injured in the deadly bombings. >> "i wanted to show the people in the us that we care about what's going on. it doesn't matter if a child dies from here or the u-s or even israel. children are our children. so i put on this shirt here in memory of martin. so i hope his family knows we care" >> yesterday london held a marathon where many participants ran in honor of the victims from the boston marath

about the case, that would have been a very volatile period in southern russia's history. lots of violence pushed over the borders. that did cause my police officers in that particular area. the russians in the past who were concerned about al-qaida links to extremists working in daeg. >> there is also truth that the older brother, by last year, was a man who was struggling with his finances. what can we read into that? is there anymore information about that group? >> what we heard from the shopkeeper, she says jeffrey saw him return from that particular period. she spoke of a month in summer when he was there. but, yes, you do point that out. it wouldn't have been a particularly cost ly problem. >> very quickly, nick, the state of the conflict in chechnya? >> there has been violence inside. in the past few years, they have ebbed slightly in the past. it's caused an overspill. very radical groups, indeed, have taken the courses. >> i'm trying to find a motive for this attack. brooke? yeah, back here in boston, the activity that we've been playing in watertown, i spent muc

senior international correspondent nick robertson in southern russia and joins us with more. what have you learned about the parents this morning? >> reporter: jake, another interesting turn in the saga of when and if the parents are go to the united states. yesterday, the father said he would, and then last night we heard from the mother saying the father was ill, called an ambulance for him. now the mother tells us they have both now left dagestan for elsewhere in russia, and put on hold indefinitely the plans for the father to go to the united states. it does seem to be because of his health, they are saying this is something they would still like to do. but at the moment, put indefinitely on hold. we heard the press conference, outlining not just her, but how they both feel that their sons are set up, a whole conspiracy theory, that they weren't involved. >> and when he is laying bound there, already, killed, oh, my gosh. i want to die. i wanted to scream. to scream to the whole world. what did you do? what have you done with my son? he was alive. why did they need to kil

officials are in southern russia.w the parents of the teen aage suspects and h brother killed in the shoot-out. u.s. embassy officials were the first to arrive in the russian republic of dagestan. we want to pause right now, bring you a story of hope as this city slowly tries to return to normal. several of the bombing victims are still in local hospitals this morning, but they are getting a visit from some very special people. the story from our chief washington correspond respondent, and the anchor of cnn's "the lead," jake tapper. >> obviously, she got her pretty lips from you. >> reporter: those who lost limbs fighting in the wars in iraq and afghanistan are offering hope to those who lost himself in the boston terror attack. >> this doesn't matter. a change of scenery. >> for this woman and her 18-year-old daughter, they were at the boston marathon to cheer on celeste's sister. they were waiting by the finish line when the bombs that would change their lives forever exploded. celeste lost both of her legs. her da

she also had a phone conversation with someone in southern russia who under fbi investigation is an unrelated case she maintains her son's innocence and insist that she is no terrorist. >> hundreds of people gathered on sunday to raise money for aaron hern . the 11 year-old martinez boy injured in the boston bombings. they held a fund- raiser at alhamabra high school. the entire committee hopes to see their friends and. >> he is a testament to he and his family is. >> as soon as he gets back i will give it a giant hug and squeeze them. >> i miss you aaron. he is a good kid. >> very sweet. money from the fund-raiser will go to the hern family to keep with aaron's recovery. family and friends say he will be back in martinez area in about a week or so. they're hoping to make it back in time for his 12th birthday on wednesday. >> a report claims the new eastern span of the bay bridge has bolts similar to those that are banned. 1200 of the bolts are made of galvanized steel that is identical to high strength alloy that was banned because they can crack. according to the report's 932 other fastener

the father of dzhokhar and tamerlan say terrorists are threatening the family in southern russia. both his sons are innocent and that they were somehow framed. their mother takes it one step farther, she believes this bloody crime scene here in boston was no more than a lot of smoke. actors, she says, played the main victims, and the blood was nothing more than paint. this from the suspected bombers here. much more on that in a moment. first, russian president vladimvladmir putin urging closer cooperation with the united states and this follows concern that by some that u.s. intelligence agencies failed to follow through on concerns from russia. russia asked americans to investigate tamerlan tsavraev because he appeared to be sliding into islamic extremism. the first warning reported on cnn went to the fbi in 2011. the second went to the cia months later. republican senators john mccain and kelly ayotte want a congressional hearing to determine if vital clues were missed because the agency did not communicate. a former cia operative said the safeguards put in place to protect you

the suspect identified himself as ethnic chechen from southern russia and officials there believed tamerlan was going to travel to the country's region to join unspecified underground groups. the fbi says it interviewed tsarnaev and relatives, and did not find any domestic or foreign terrorism activity. meanwhile, tsarnaev's uncle says he had a falling-out with the 26-year-old over his increased commitment to islam. as authorities continue to dig into the accused boston bomber's past. some are now connecting them to the islamic community. muslim leaders have condemned the attack. but as kron 4's mike pelton shows us, the bombing's have created a tense environment for many american muslims. >> reporter: like millions, she watched the bombings in a state of horror. i. >> it is difficult because the want to focus on the victim's but it is a concern and a feeling of even dread. that they're hoping that they are not muslim. or not clear connections to islam. >> the san francisco bay on american islamic relations saying that this is from a backlash of american muslims. one alleged terrorists have

this is video from southern russia. the father plans on flying here possibly as early as today but it is not clear if the mother will be joining him. she is wanted by authorities on shoplifting charges and could be arrested if she returns to the boston area. she will be conflicting statements. they want to take the body of their son back to russia and want to visit their other son in the hospital. they both believe their sons were framed. >>> the former presidential candidate is among those demanding answers among intelligence agencies. we will bring you that story in a live report from washington d.c. at 6:15. >> there is a bill requiring online retailers to begin charging sales tax. it will be sent to the states where shoppers live and right now they can only collect sales tax if the stores have a physical presence in the state. >>> berkeley is charging 2007 employees for inadvertently sending social security information along with salaries. they asked for a database of employee salaries but the information they sent

she spoke of a trip that they made in 2012 to southern russia that has seen low level muslim insurgencyies007. tamerlan made daily trips to a local mosque that had surveillance. it was then that russia alerted the u.s. about his possible extremist ties. even though the fbi had begun investigating him based on that russian tip he was still allowed to fly back to dagastan because of misspelling opposite his travel documents. theyjanet napolitano was asked why he was not flagged earlier. >> is it true that his flying documents did not match his tsa name why was there a discrepancy. >> by the way the bill will help with this because it requires passports be electronically readable as opposed to be manually input. it really does a good job of getting human error to the extent it exists out of the process. >> michael: that seems like a solid answer. even with secretary napolitano assurance that immigration reform would make the country safer, they're still using the incident as a reason to shelf immigration. and even though he was a saudi national that was interested, he was cleared. this is to

>> american investigators are now in southern russia.ers. >> reporter: katherine last saw her husband before he was killed in a firefight with police. she is cooperating with the investigation. >> there is concern this morning that fuel from businesses may be leaking into the river and could ignite fires in areas only reachable by boat. >>> the fbi is investigating how hackers took control of the associated press twitter account. the news sent the dow jones on a sudden nosedive. >> the more connected we all are, the more vulnerable we are. it puts a huge burden on the companies to make sure their sites are secure. >>> did you expect the people in your own party would be calling you out so publicly? >> if standing for the constitution make you a whackobert, i'm a proud one. >>> he's walking away from his big moment to save the life of a stranger. >> i would love to give him a shot, a second chance. >> the tweet falsely reported there were explosions at the white house and that president obama had been injured. >> wait a minute, the news -

>> the investigation of the bombings is at full tilt with officials now in southern russia to interviewhe suspect's parents. >> the suspected bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has been upgraded from serious to "fair" condition in boston. this is the friends and family come to his defense. >> my son is muslim. that is it the. >> in russia the mother of the two claims they are innocent. >> i know my kids have nothing to do with this. i know it. i am mother. >> the friends released this video of him doing a robot dance, a sharp contrast with this look of the brothers toting bombs through the crowd. authorities say the bombs were build with parts found in any hardware store, bb pellets and nails and parts of remote controlled toy car. the explosive material is still unclear but the manager at this new hampshire fireworks store sold tamerlan tsarnaev a lock and load more car kit in february. >> in washington, dc, lawmakers briefed by the f.b.i. said agents are trying to verify where and how the bombs were made. >> we have minimal information from the individual that is in custody now. >> in boston, n

investigators are in southern russia right now talking with the parents of the 2 suspects. surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev fair condition after suffering gun shot wound with two shoot out with law enforcement. he may not have known about the plot week or so before the attack. and the 2 brothers never tested their bombs before putting them to use last week. >> now to the man who caught dzhokhar tsarnaev hiding in the boat. dave berry told reporter exclusively about what happened a week ago. here's the report. >> people say blood on the boa boat. saw blood and wept in. not true not true. >>reporter: word is you saw the boat. you pulled back the wrappings, you saw a body. it manufactured and you called 91 911. >> no. no. >>reporter: no. >> no. no. >>reporter: so he went to the garage and grabbed a step ladder. >> i got i think 3 steps up the ladder and i rolled it up any can sea through now the shrink wrap. didn't expect to see anything. and i look in the boat over here on the floor and i see blood. >>reporter: a lot of blood good. amount of blood. my eyes went to the othe

he was supposed to be coming here from his home in southern russia. there's been a change of plans.r left dagestan and know we don't seem to have any immediate plans or know of them to leave russia. so why did they leave where you are, where did they go, and how do we know -- their son is with the me in a morgue here. >> it does sound strange and bizarre. >> reporter: the press conference yesterday the father said i'm leaving for the united states. after that press conference, we heard he was taken ill. that his wife called an ambulance for him. we heard from the wife that both her and the husband left dagestan they are somewhere else in russia, and right now they have indefinitely put on hold the husband's planned trip to the united states. it does appear that perhaps his illness is kicking in, he's not able to travel. that's all we have on it at the moment. what we do know from both the parents is they both consider their sons to be innocent and everything that's happened around them to be a conspiracy theory. >> i need to ask you about what it's been like covering the mother. my

clearest link yet between one of the alleged boston bombers and the violence that's been gripping southern russia. a u.s. intelligence source told cnn that tsarnaev brothers' social media accounts are being examined for possible links to extremists in the caucasus, in case they reveal the darkest secrets of boston. why did the bombers do this? now, this does not mean that the two met, but why was he in the same town when he came back to visit his father last year. >> nick paton walsh from d ash s dagestan, thank you. >>> coming up the next hour, peter brooke e brookes and did miss some major pieces of evidence? and chris laurence spoke to some of the stunned classmates at umass dartmouth, and we will hear what they had to say. >> residents of west, texas evacuated after that deadly fertilizer explosion begin picking up the pieces. you are watching "early start." (announcer) friskies. now serving breakfast. so we're always 100% flake free... ...while smelling 100% handsome. [ josh ] and with a double dose of confidence like that... mmmmmm. ...good happens. [ sniffs ] ahhh! [ male announcer ] head

they're worried it will hurt business in dagestan, that's in southern russia. at how this area of russia right now is responding to the attacks. çtoooowl >>> an overnight raid is raising even more questions about whether the bombing suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev, had ties to extremists in russia. russian special forces carried out a raid in dagestan that killed two jihadists i associat former leader. tamerlan tsarnaev once posted a video of that leader on social media. it's not clear if their paths ever but some in russia worry the boston bombings will hurt their here's cnn's nic robertson. >> aspiring hopefuls slug it out. training. tomorrow, well, just look at the photographs on the wall in this dagestan gym. the boxers there are cool this 16-year-ol tells me. i'd like to spar with them. find out who is better. learn from them. for centuries young men in russia's troubled caucasus have tested themselves this way. alleged boston bomber tamerlan tsarnaev excelled at this sport too, but the worry is here his legacy is not going to be boxing but bombing. and that c

the investigation of the tsarnaev brothers has put southern russia on the map for a lot of people.ht now taking a hard look at dagestan and chechnya. a disturbing trend in that part of the world. the rise of women suicide bombers. known as black wid dowidows. nic robertson reports from dagestan. >> reporter: in dagestan's capital last may, an inferno, moments earlier, a female suicide bomber known here as a black widow, detonated a bomb at a police checkpoint. minutes later, another blast. the following day, reveals the full horror. the black widow's brother driving a car bomb blew this fire truck apart. callus timing killing the emergency service workers, just as they arrived to put out the flames. a brutal conflict spilling over from neighboring chechnya, playing out as tamerlan tsarnaev visited his parents here last year. this is the same checkpoint, we can't stop here, back then the attack struck fear into the security services. according to local journalists for a while, police were too afraid to patrol. a terror defense lawyer tell me russian short authorities are handling th

the two suspects ethnic chechens came to the united states from southern russia in an interview witheil cavuto, florida senator marco rubio saying the tragedy could highlight a need for immigration reforms to help avoid future attacks. >> if boston ex -- immigration or otherwise, we should address that. and we should address that in this bill if possible. of course. there is something that went s,et's fix it.process, the, thee we should fix it. we're always in the process of learning and applying lessons here. >> now former president of women's media center and fox news contributor, brad wakeman is a former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. brad, let me start with you. did the bombingsn boston underscore that any effort to reform immigration must include a tougher system of background checks to help identify focus sources -- poe essential sources of trouble? >> you bet. in washingt, politicians look for excuses. statesmen and women look for opportunities. this is an opportunity to fix a system that is broken. whether it's our poorest border or background checks for visas,

they just re-opened the scene of the bombing as officials are in southern russia to speak with the suspectsnts. >> suspected bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev this morning has been upgraded to "fair" condition in boston hospital. his freeways and family come do his defense. >> my son is mustily. that is it. >> in russia the mother and older brother's mother claims they were innocent. >> i know my kids having in to do with this. i know it. i am mother. >> the friends released this video of him doing a robot dance, a sharp contrast with this look of the brothers carrying bombs through the crowd which are the with parts found in any hardware store including parts of a remote control toy car. the manager at this new hampshire fireworks store tamerlan tsarnaev material in february. in washington, dc, f.b.i. agents are trying to verify how and where the bombs were made. >> we have minimal information from the individual in custody now. >> in boston, new steps toward healing, this morning, boylston street was re-opened to the public and yesterday, two more funerals for the victims, 8-year-old martin richar

and three members of the armed groups have been killed in russia's southern republic of dagestan they opened fire one stopped by police one was killed immediately by officers while two others were killed after being pursued into a forest foreign affairs editor for chronicles magazine and said. everyone should realize international terrorism affects all. western europe north america and russia are in the same boat when it comes to shove you slavic terrorism in the aftermath of the theater siege in moscow and then in the aftermath of a salon there has been a great deal of blaming the victim in the western media and regrettably in the west in political circles the sun. terrorism in russia is different from terrorism in the west because it is the result of intransigence and the refusal to negotiate i think that these arrests even though obviously linked to boston will bring to attention of that is a global phenomenon in which you cannot differentiate between one lot and another and that most certainly you cannot have user friendly jihad it's because in spite of the great deal of sympathy

in a second call officials say the mother was recorded talking to someone in southern russia who is now investigation in an unrelated case. >> meantime, there is a special tribute to the youngest victim killed in the bombing attack two weeks ago. martin richards' little league team honored him on opening day and they painted his name and hung his jers owe the fence. martin was just 8 years old. >> the boston marathon bombing turned the light hearted white house correspondent' dinner more serious to start last night. president obama addressed both the attacks in boston and the explosion of a fertilizer plant that nearly wiped out the town of west texas. we've had some difficult days, but even when the day seemed darkest, we have seen humanity shine at its brightest. >> the president saluted the first responders and the national guard as well as the people of of both of those cities, but then later there were plenty of jokes as well. many coming from the president himself. >> i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second term, you need a burst of new energy, tried

they were not involved and they intercepted phone calls where she was speaking to someone in southern russiai investigation in an unrelated case. >>> the man believed to be behind the ricin-laced letters sent to the president and two other officials expected to make his first appearance in court today. the 41-year-old who ran for congress in 2007 was arrested early saturday mornings. he is being charged with possession of a biological alget with intent to uses a weapon. the arrest, following a charge dropped against another man, kevin curtis, who claims he was framed. he is the one that identified him as the culprit, a man he does have a past with. >>> lawmakers and mental health experts are gathering on the peninsula to talk about another shooting. san mateo county is looking at getting more mental health services in schools and collaborating more with law enforcement. >> we are going to look at the relationship between schools and law enforcement. how can they communicate better? how much information can school personnel provide to law enforcement without violating hippa or privacy rights.